This interior speaks of a man of taste, sensitive to detail and aware of the importance of comfort. He’s a dandy who plays with codes to impose his own. The anthracite woodwork supports the elegance of the decor, punctuated by red. The faux leopard-print carpet, inspired by Madeleine Castaing, has a wild feel. The centerpiece is a deep, typically Victorian Chesterfield sofa. Appropriately upholstered, supported by turned front legs with castors, it seems to have escaped from a 19th-century English club.